Heads up! The 20 songs for the Maltese National Final have been revealed! Only one week after the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC) takes place in Malta, the Mediterranean country will be ready for yet another Eurovision Show – “The Malta Eurovision Song” – to be held on the 21st and 22nd of November at the Marsa Shipyards. This year’s …
David Bustamante achieves gold record
David Bustamante, one of the nowaday’s most popular Spanish voices has achieved a new award in his career. Just a week after being on sale his new project Vivir, he reached the first position being another record in his career. His new album is available on iTunes. Let’s take a look at the track list of Bustamante’s newest album: 1 Feliz …
Slovenia to Use EMA National Selection for 2015
Slovenia’s national broadcaster, RTVSLO, will once again use the national selection Evrovizijska Melodija (EMA) to determine who will represent Slovenia in Vienna next year. RTVSLO will release the rules and regulations for the national selection in November. Slovenia has used EMA to select their representatives 18 times since 1996; Slovenia did not participate in 2000 and in 2013 the Slovenian …
Moldova to go International
It’s one of our own personal highlights of the eurovision national final season, ever since “Freaky Thong Song” was robbed of victory… Okay maybe not? Moldovan broadcaster, TRM have announced some changes to their national selection process. This time, they are branching out and going international. They are asking for songs and artists from all over the world to submit …
Cyprus: National Final announced
The Cypriot broadcaster, CyBC, have confirmed that their national final will be held in Nicosia on February 1st. They will be looking for an artist to put Cyprus firmly back on the Eurovision map. They announced their return to the contest earlier this year, after sitting out on Copenhagen 2014. They last took to the stage in 2013, with Despina …
San Marino say “Si Si Si”to Vienna
We’ve been waiting all day, but it seems that San Marino are in. SMRTV have confirmed that they will be in Vienna, and will be trying to match the result set by “Sammarinese Queen” Valentina Monetta who made it through to the Grand Final, after her third attempt. They debuted in 2008 before pulling out in 2010, but made the …
Blue to return with a new album
He may be busy with his dancing schedule for BBC’s strictly come dancing, but Simon Webbe, member of Blue, has announced that they have finished recording a new album. Stay tuned for more details on this release coming soon. The follow up to Roulette, which had great songs such as “Hurt Lovers” and Eurovisin 2011 entry “I Can” on, will …
Söngvakeppni 2015
Icelandic broadcaster, RUV, has announced the start of their search, ready for their national final, Söngvakeppni. They are asking for songs to be submitted by the 20th October, and the national final will be broadcast in February 2015, final date to be confirmed. Iceland have used Söngvakeppni since 1986, and after having chosen Yohanna and her beautiful ballad “Is It …
United Kingdom Calling: Song submissions wanted
United Kingdom broadcaster, BBC, has today announced that they are now actively seeking their entry to send to Vienna, for Eurovision 2015. Executive producer of the BBC, Guy Freeman, today said “We’re keen to provide as many routes into the selection process as possible, whilst remaining realistic about the proven amount of experience required by anyone wishing to put themselves …
The EBU’s Insufficient Response to the Georgian Jury Vote
The views expressed in this editorial are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of ESC United, its editorial board, its readers, or any other person, entity, or organization. My view with Eurovision has always been “the more, the merrier,” and I’m happy that more countries are confirming their participation for 2015. But, …